Under-an-Hour Jersey Hat

A few weeks ago, I made an Under An Hour Silkscreened Scarf. While I was at it, I whipped up a little jersey hat. Clare loves that the silkscreened pattern makes her hat and scarf a matching set, but this is also a great t-shirt project. The best part is that you still have time to make a bunch of these for Christmas gifts!
So easy, check it out…

1. Cut 2 rectangles of jersey with the “stretch” running side to side. For a 4 year old, I cut 10″ wide by 12″ tall. This side would fit a wide range, maybe 3-8 years.

2. Turn the rectangles to be right-side-facing.

3. Sew or Serge up the sides. If you need tips on sewing with knits, see our Sewing with Jersey 101 post. If you are ready to make the leap to a serger, we highly recommend the Brother 5234PRW which we both use, courtesy of Brother.

3. Get your tassel ready. A bunch of ribbons, a braid of yarn, strips of jersey… I used strands of yarn tied in a knot.

4. Tuck your tassel “top down” into the top of the hat.

5. Time for a little hand sewing. Not too much! Just run a needle and thread through the hat and tassel and through other side of hat a few times to secure.

6. Pull the sides in and repeat.

7. Keep pulling in the loops and sewing through tassel until all fabric is secured tightly.